ATLANTA (AP) -- When Chipper Jones took stock of all of the familiar names he's on the cusp of rejoining, he wondered if it might be time to expand the Baseball Hall of Fame.

"We need to see if we can erect our own room in Cooperstown," Jones quipped, flashing that dry sense of humor he was known for during his playing days.

All signs point to Jones becoming the latest member of those great Atlanta Braves teams of the 1990s and early 2000s to enter the Hall when the inductees are revealed on Wednesday.

The Braves' Big Three -- pitchers Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz -- already have taken their place in Cooperstown, along with Atlanta's longtime manager, Bobby Cox , and the architect of 14 straight division titles, general manager John Schuerholz.

A third baseman who played his entire 19-year career in Atlanta, Jones appears certain of election based on a tracking of ballots that show his support running at more than 98 percent , well above the 75 percent threshold.

His credentials include a .303 career average, 468 homers, nine seasons with at least 100 RBIs, eight All-Star Game appearances, a .401 on-base average, the 1999 NL MVP award, a batting title at age 36.

The Braves were one of baseball's worst teams when they drafted Jones with the No. 1 overall pick in 1990. Pitcher Todd Van Poppel was considered the top prospect that year, but many teams -- Atlanta included -- backed off when the right-hander vowed to attend college.

The 45-year-old married for a third time in 2015 and now has six children, all boys, the youngest of whom turned 1 a couple of weeks ago. He plays golf regularly and gets paid to pursue another passion on his weekly Sportsman Channel show "Major League Bowhunter ." He has attended spring training as a guest instructor of the Braves but has shown no real desire to get back into the game full time.

"Nobody was more shocked than I was," Jones said. "I thought they would have to rip the uniform off me."

While content with life after baseball, he is looking forward for a reunion this summer in Cooperstown.

With Maddux and Glavine and Smoltz .

With Cox and Schuerholz .

"Hopefully," Jones said, "this will come to fruition and we'll all be back together again in one big group. That would be pretty cool."